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Early Childhood Education Grant Funders in California

250 foundations with a documented early childhood education focus have made grants to California nonprofits in recent years, together directing $236.7M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 250 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

250
Early childhood education funders
$236.7M
Given to California nonprofits
1,685
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active early childhood education funders in California

#FunderBased inTotal California givingGrantsLatest
1Neighborhood House AssnCalifornia$39.7M22023
2The Heising-simons FoundationCalifornia$17.9M522024
3Conrad N Hilton FoundationCalifornia$16.4M392024
4Los Angeles Universal PreschoolCalifornia$13.0M1192018
5Tipping Point CommunityCalifornia$11.1M392025
6Leonard & Beryl Buck FoundationCalifornia$10.3M122023
7Pritzker Family FoundationIllinois$8.8M282024
8Levine-lent Family FoundationCalifornia$7.5M22023
9Wk Kellogg FoundationMichigan$6.3M272023
10The Lowell Milken Family FoundationCalifornia$6.1M92024
11East Bay Community FoundationCalifornia$6.0M92023
12Community PartnersCalifornia$5.7M412024
13Low Income Investment FundCalifornia$5.1M212019
14Early Learning Coalition of BrowardFlorida$4.0M52024
15The San Francisco FoundationCalifornia$3.8M162023

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented early childhood education focus and that have funded California nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to California recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.